D&D 5E Chains of Asmodeus: Official 286-Page Nine Hells Book & Adventure Released!

For Extra Life, the children's hospital charity, Wizards of the Coast just released Chains of Asmodeus on DMsGuild in PDF format. Written by James Ohlen and Adrian Tchaikovsky, this book includes an adventure for levels 11-20, stat blocks for Asmodeus and the other archdevils, a corruption mechanic, and more.

Arcanum Worlds Presents: Chains of Asmodeus
Chains of Asmodeus is a 286-page source book and adventure for the Nine Hells written by legendary game designer James Ohlen (Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age: Origins) and award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children of Time, The Tiger and the Wolf, The Doors of Eden). This book is beautifully illustrated with haunting art from Sergei Sarichev, Sergey Musin, Julian Calle, Sebastion Kowoll, Paul Adams, Luis Lasahido, and the Aaron Sims Company.

Travel through the Nine Hells to save your soul in this tome that includes:

• 50+ High Challenge Monsters
• Stat Blocks for Asmodeus, Lord of the Nine, and all major Archdevils
• 20+ Infernal Magic Items
• New Item Corruption Mechanic
• Details on all Layers of the Nine Hells, with Beautifully Illustrated Maps created by John Stevenson
• A Fiendish Adventure for Levels 11-20

The book includes full stat blocks for Asmodeus (CR30), Beelzebub, Belial, Dispater, Fierna, Glasya, Levistus, Mammon, Mephistopheles, and more including Bel, Zariel, and a ton of monsters and NPCs.

You can pick it up for $29.99 on DMsGuild.

 

[Umbran]

Please. Cry me a river.

Mod Note:
In a discussion of sensitivity, being so dismissive and devoid of empathy is an example of exactly how not to treat your fellow human beings.

Please, if you want this to be meaningful, rather than hurtful, avoid the irony.

 

[Umbran]

Art should not require anyone's permission.

And this is how we gatekeep art.

Nope.

Art does not require anyone's permission. Sales, however, require you meet some standards of the market.

 

[dave2008]

When or if.

The intent of my statement is the same either way

 

[Dire Bare]

Honestly it would be kind of cool to have some sort of a indie fund for sensitivity readers that indie devs could access to make it easier for them and better for the audience.

It would be cool, but . . . who would create and maintain such a fund? Who would contribute? It is not the responsibility of the larger industry or the audience to provide such a service, but it certainly would be a cool thing if an industry group created such a fund.

 

[Reynard]

I made a dedicated thread for the discussion, both to let this thread get back on topic and to focus more on actual solutions for the indie developer: https://www.enworld.org/threads/how...orts-toward-sensitivity-and-inclusion.700818/

 

[Incenjucar]

It would be cool, but . . . who would create and maintain such a fund? Who would contribute? It is not the responsibility of the larger industry or the audience to provide such a service, but it certainly would be a cool thing if an industry group created such a fund.

I don't expect it to happen, but it would be an amazing service for Drive Through to offer based on user tips or something, or as a non-profit organization. ROI makes it unlikely.

 

[Saracenus]

Ted at Nerd Immersion released a review of it (hint, he thinks it is the best thing WotC has released in a while)...

 

[Micah Sweet]

The intent of my statement is the same either way

It assumes blowback is inevitable.

 

[Dire Bare]

I wonder what qualifies one to be a sensitivity reader and what guarantees they can provide. Do they specialize? How do you find the one that is steeped in demonology? Or ethnic issues of 12th century Prussia? or whatever?

This is definitely part of the reason why it's tough! Even before the recent push for sensitivity readers, connecting with quality editors, illustrators, and other partners wasn't an easy thing. Sensitivity readers can be hard to find for the same reasons, on top of this being a relatively recent development in the hobby.

Not an excuse to dismiss the value of finding, connecting with, and utilizing these folks. But certainly difficult and an added expense.

I have not dipped my toes into self-publishing and sharing my writing yet with the RPG community. If I decide to do so, I will definitely be exploring using professional editors, layout artists, illustrators, and perhaps other experts to help me create the best possible product that I can. How will I find these people? That's a bit scary and intimidating, to me. To start, I'll look for any RPG publisher communities, including here on ENWorld, and start discussions asking for recommendations. Once I find some folks to work with, I will have to gauge the expense of doing so before I even sell my first product. How much am I willing to invest? How much CAN I invest? I might not be able to meet all of my goals with my first product, but I'll try. And when I'm ready for future products after my first, I will constantly try to improve my work, which is a neverending process.

I'm not critical of small-time publishers who have not decided to engage with partners/experts yet, either due to the expense or lack of awareness of the need. But publishers who are dismissive of the ideal and the need, that's not a good look and colors whether I want to engage with them as a patron/customer.

 

[Scribe]

It assumes blowback is inevitable.

Because it is.

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